At the beginning of each year, the minimum wage, severance
payments and administrative fines prescribed by the Labour Act are
revised. This article provides an overview of the 2024 changes,
which came into effect on 1 January 2024.
Minimum wage
In 2023 the monthly minimum wage rate was 10.008.00 Turkish
liras (gross), which was increased to 13,414.50 Turkish liras
(gross) as of 1 July 2023. As of 1 January 2024, this has increased
to 20.002.50 Turkish liras (gross). In this regard, the net minimum
wage shall apply as 17.002,12 Turkish Liras between 1 January 2024
and 31 December 2024.
The minimum wage applies to all employees, regardless of age,
industry and experience. The only exception concerns employees who
work in underground coal and lignite mines, where the minimum wage
must equal at least twice the regular rate.